Would you like to work for a multibillion-pound footwear group (Office based in Milan) working with one of their key brands across Europe? The Advocate Group has exclusively partnered with a global footwear brand who are prominent across the lifestyle space. With year on year growth, the business are looking to add a strong Key Account Manager to lead on strategic accounts across the South Europe Region. This is a fantastic time to join the business who have experienced 30% YOY growth! Can you contribute to promote this further? Responsibilities: - Conduct regular customer meetings to ensure strategy is followed and executed. Close relationship with buying and Merchandising teams with accounts is critical. Prepare and deliver seasonal pre-line and sell-in meetings with buyers. Gather and share regular sales information. - Lead the seasonal range selection for the accounts based on customer needs and performance. Providing detailed forecasts and product suggestions - Together with brand marketing, plan and implement a marketing strategy for the launch of any new categories or products in line with the seasonal GTM country plans - Work closely with Sales Manager in relation to GTM, future sales plans, brand & product needs. - Work to achieve the required sales and gross margin targets as defined by the brand group plan. - As a senior member of the sales team, ensure strong communication links between all departments are maintained - In conjunction with customer service, manage the ship to process. - Manage to budget stock levels and ensure that sales are to forecast and plan. - Perform duties consistent with the company’s policies & targeted objectives for the year relating to company’s appraisal scheme. - Perform other duties as required/assigned by Regional Sales Manager or Senior Management team. - Attend and contribute during Brand Meetings and develop connections with other peers in Europe. Skills/Experience Required: - Key accounts management experience, specifically within the fashion and/or Footwear industry - Previous experience of working with amazon and/or Zalando in a sales role - would be a significant advantage - Able to demonstrate that they have significantly grown a key account business - Implemented targeted marketing campaigns for key account businesses - Provable negotiation and influencing skills - Knowledge of the fashion footwear industry would be of benefit - Good oral and written communication skills including English. - IT proficient including Power Point, Excel and Word. Are you the person to drive forward this globally renowned brand?